Miami jury convicts ex-FBI agent in 1982 killing

[douglas9]

Source: Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) -- Former FBI agent John Connolly was convicted Thursday of second-degree murder for leaking information to Boston mobsters that led to the 1982 shooting death of a gambling executive who also had ties to gangsters.

Jurors deliberated about 13 hours over three days before delivering the verdict following a two-month trial. The jury acquitted Connolly of first-degree murder conspiracy, but he still faces a maximum of life in prison when sentenced Dec. 4.

Testimony indicated that former World Jai-Alai president John Callahan was killed after Connolly warned gangsters that Callahan might implicate them in other slayings. Boston mob kingpins James "Whitey" Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi were FBI informants handled by Connolly.

Connolly, who showed no emotion when the verdict was read, long denied involvement in Callahan's killing. Connolly was convicted in 2002 of racketeering because of his corrupt relationship with Bulger and Flemmi, including a 1995 tip that enabled Bulger to escape arrest and begin a life on the run that continues to this day. Bulger is one of the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" fugitives, with a $2 million bounty for his capture.

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[blueknight]

1. i have followed this story

the guy who killed 20 people, john martorano, was a high school friend of, and played football with ed bradley, from 60 minutes

[pjt7]

2. I'm proud of all the prosecuters

& any FBI officals that did their part in putting this crook away. The fact that Whitey Bulgar is still at-large is a disgrace to our Federal Bureau of Investiagtos.